Observer 09/2012 - Leipzig International School

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LIS 

OBSERVER 

Newsletter of the Leipzig International School e. V. · IB World School 

September 2012 

2 From the Headmaster 

3 Letter from the Board 

Parent Representatives 

4 Welcome to LIS 

6 LIS Summer Fair 

First Impressions 

7 Student Support Services 

New Playground Buddies 

8 Extra Curricular Activities 

10 Supporters Associations 

11 Welcome to Hort 

Primary Summer Holiday Hort 

12 Counsellor Corner 

Trip to Bautzen 

13 dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel 

14 LIS Lions 

15 A Fun Day in the Park 

16 Living in Leipzig 

LIS Einschulung 2012 

Dear Parents and Students 

As we begin the 2012-2013 school year, I 

extend a warm welcome to you and your 

families. I also hope you had time to relax and 

time to enjoy your summer vacation. Hopefully, 

your child is excited about coming to school. 

We sincerely believe that parents should be 

active participants in their child’s school 

programme, so we invite you to get involved in 

school and classroom activities, and the many 

exciting LIS events and projects that take place 

throughout the school year. 

Our goal at LIS is to provide each student with 

learning experiences that will develop 

academic, social, physical and emotional 

success. We believe that each child is an 

individual with excellent potential to grow in all 

areas. It is important that the students know 

that they are valued and respected in this 

educational journey. 

Friends and family were invited to attend ”Einschulung“ Day 

Traditionally, the Einschulung is held on campus 

the day before the first day of school. This year 

it was a great way to meet new people. 

Everyone gathered in the gym. With parents, 

grandparents and friends present, our First 

Graders heard stories about learning about 

yourself. Our Headmaster, Roel Scheepens gave 

a little welcome; the new 

Primary Principal 

Mrs Sarah Brannon 

did as well. 

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Establishing a relationship with parents is of 

particular importance. This togetherness, or 

home school partnership, is a natural occurrence. 

In its simplest form it reveals that we need each 

other as we share the role of shaping the future. 

Together, we are stronger than we could ever be 

on our own. It is this partnership that every child 

deserves and craves. We have the greatest 

responsibility of all; caring for children. We are 

proud to be in this partnership with you and we 

invite you to be a fully-fledged member of the 

LIS Community. We invite you to be a major 

contributor in what promises to be a special 

year for your sons and daughters. So welcome 

to the 2012-2013 school year and welcome to 

LIS! 

Liane Lindenlaub 

Parent Community Coordinator 

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From the Headmaster 

On Monday 20 August it seemed, for a moment, 

that the excessive temperatures of August 2011 

would be repeated. We had 36 degrees in some 

of the classrooms where teachers were 

preparing for their first lessons. Fortunately for 

all, by the time the students arrived on 

Wednesday the temperatures had started to 

come down and we have had very few problems 

with the temperature since. 

LIS has had a good start to 2012-13! On the 

first day of school there were some problems 

with a few class lists, which naturally lead to 

some confusion. 

The new Modern Languages Building, with 5 

new interactive whiteboards, has been 

integrated into the campus and is providing 

much appreciated additional room for staff and 

students. 

By covering the ceiling with acoustic absorbers 

this summer the noise levels in the cafeteria 

have been reduced spectacularly. Where 

students used to have to bend over the table to 

even be able to understand what their 

classmates were saying, they can now have a 

relaxed conversation. This is going to make a 

huge contribution to the general feeling of 

well-being in there, for students as well as for 

the supervising staff. 

Student Support Services has seen some minor 

but welcome improvements such as the addition 

of a new office for the Primary / Early 

Childhood counsellor and the creation of a new 

testing space. 

The Secondary Computer lab received an 

overhaul and was fitted with a whole new set of 

computers and there are now extra sets of 

netbooks for classroom use, as well. 

As of today, 4 September, students have signed 

up for after school activities and these are just 

in their start-up week. ESL lessons in Primary 

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Mr Scheepens, had a very special message of 

encouragement for the children through the story 

“The Little Engine That Could”. Like the little train 

engine, children were reminded, not only of the 

“climb” each one will need to make in facing the 

challenges that lie ahead, but also of the 

potential each one has in achieving their goals. 

With the words, “I think I can, I think I can, I think 

I can!” everything is possible in Grade One! 

The ceremony was highlighted by an official 

welcome into Grade One as each child’s name 

was individually called. With the traditional 

“Zuckertüte” in hand, each student successfully 

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have started, after an initial intense period of 

testing. Secondary students are handing in 

their first homework assignments. In other 

words, we have lift-off for 2012-13! 

A few late arrivals have joined us and we are 

now at 750 students, 136 of whom are new to 

the school. Some statistics: 

• 54 % of all students are German, 46 % 

either has mixed nationality or some other 

nationality 

• Most frequent other nationalities are USA, 

UK, Russia, India, Vietnam, Netherlands, 

France and Japan. 

We are working hard to develop our online 

systems to keep up with the growth of the 

school. The application process has been 

transferred from paper to online and now we 

are making you, the parents, responsible for 

editing your own contact details online. 

Information about this has been sent out. You 

made the “climb up the hill” and was warmly 

received by their new classroom teacher and into 

Grade One. 

Ms Jozeka Panepinto (Class 1JP), Ms Bryony 

Galligan (Class 1BG) and Ms Deborah Fischer 

(Class 1DF) are all happy teachers of our Grade 

One students this year. Each class then spent 

time with their new teacher in their beautifully 

decorated classroom where they learned about 

the adventures that are in store for them this 

year. Parents were treated to refreshments and, to 

finalize the day, everyone gathered for the 

traditional balloon release. LIS would like to 

wholeheartedly thank Ms Annie Hedenig for the 

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will also be able to grant general permission for 

field trips and thus be spared a large number of 

parent permission slips in the future. You can 

still say no to individual trips and you’ll still 

have to give separate permission for anything 

involving an extra cost. 

In a follow-up to last February’s lock down 

event, LIS received a letter on 23 August 2012 

to say that the investigation has now been 

officially closed, without ever having found out 

who or what set off the alarm. During 

September and October we will be carrying out 

a number of Fire Drills and Lock Down Drills, 

some at 15:00 in the afternoon when parents 

are in the building – this creates more 

difficulties and that is precisely why we need to 

practice at those times, as well. Thank you in 

advance for your understanding! 

Roel Scheepens, Headmaster 

musical performances with the children as well as 

Miss Schilling and her students for the beautiful 

music that accompanied the ceremony. We also 

thank Ms Caroline Kircher and Ms Asnath 

Bauerfeind who helped organise the event. 


Letter from the Board 

Welcome back to the new school year. 

Once again, we have grown in numbers, 

both of students and of faculty members. 

And that in spite of having to turn away 

nearly 70 applicants because in many 

grades the school is now more than the 

full. On the one hand, this is a nice 

problem to have, but on the other hand it 

is disappointing that we are not able to 

offer a quality education to every child 

whose parents would value it. 

Allow us at the beginning of the school year, when 

we are welcoming a large number of new teachers, 

students and parents, to introduce ourselves. At the 

recent annual general meeting, the members reelected 

the four members of the Board for a further 

three year term. We are: Dr Skadi Beblo, a 

paediatrician working at the university hospital who 

has children at the school and has previously been a 

parent representative; Jana Näther, an employee of 

the Handelshochschule who specializes in 

management education and has been a member of 

the board since 2008; Dr Nikolaus Petersen, a 

lawyer who has been a member of the Board since 

2001 and in the meantime has a child at the 

school; and Christopher Smith, who has been a 

member of the Board for 18 years and has three 

children at the school. We work as a close-knit team 

and have regular weekly contact with the 

headmaster and the commercial director. We do 

not interfere with the educational management of 

Welcome to a new school year at LIS 

We, the elected parents’ representatives, are the 

parents’ voice during meetings with the school 

administration and the school board of governors. 

As such it is essential that we know your concerns, 

questions, ideas and feedback when we meet, in 

order to better represent the whole LIS parents 

community. To reach us you can either use the 

following email address 

or relay your request 

via one of the section 

parent representatives 

with whom we meet on 

a regular basis. 

We also support the 

idea that LIS is a 

welcoming community 

grounded in the core 

Alya Pender 

the school, because we are not the experts, but we 

do serve as a sounding board for school leadership. 

Our principal tasks are to ensure that progress is 

being made towards achieving the agreed upon 

strategic goals, and to provide the legal and 

financial framework necessary to facilitate the 

development of a strong and stable institution. In 

addition, we bring a management expertise to the 

table which we hope is particularly valuable in the 

areas of personnel and risk management. 

We make considerable efforts to communicate to 

parents and staff what the Board is doing from time 

to time. We hold open forum meetings both with 

parents and with staff during the year, giving 

anybody who is interested the opportunity to ask 

questions and get answers. We invite the parent 

representatives and the staff representatives to 

attend the beginning of each Board meeting in 

order to report on any particular issues which they 

would like to bring to our attention and to request 

belief that a child's development benefits 

immensely from parents and school working 

together. There will be some opportunities during 

the school year to attend social and charity 

events, and numerous other activities with the 

classes or at school, and we hope you will see 

them as a great way to befriend other parents, 

share ideas, experiences, information and 

Fabrizia Bergamini-Curti 

Wolf-Dieter Meier 

information. In addition to this formal 

communication channel, the Board is of course 

accessible and approachable at any time, but only 

in respect of issues which concern it and which 

cannot be dealt with at a more routine level. The 

school is run by the headmaster. The board is 

responsible for running the association which is 

responsible for running the school. A fine dividing 

line, but a very important one. 

The Board thanks the members of the association, 

which include the four elected parent 

representatives, for the trust which has been placed 

in them. We will continue to make best efforts to 

continuously improve the quality of your school at 

the same time as ensuring that it remains on a firm 

and stable footing. 

Enjoy the year. 

Christopher Smith, Dr Nikolaus Petersen, 

Jana Näther, Dr Skadi Beblo 

concerns. With as little as a couple of hours per 

year, participating in some activities and events 

does not necessarily require much of your time, it 

is a nice way to support the whole community and 

make your children feel important, sending the 

message that you value the school. 

We are looking forward to hearing from you. 

Michael Hartwig 

The Board of Governors: 

Jana Näther, Dr Nikolaus 

Petersen, Christopher 

Smith, Dr Skadi Beblo 

Alya Pender, Fabrizia 

Bergamini Curti, 

Michael Hartwig, Wolf- 

Dieter Meier 

Your elected parent 

representatives 

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Chris Wolf 

Hort Educator 

Chris Wolf is currently the newest and youngest 

(23 years) member of Hort staff. He just finished 

his “Erzieher” training at Henriette Goldschmidt 

School in Leipzig, and is now looking forward to 

many new experiences and wonderful people. See 

you soon in Hort building! 

2 Matthew Lane 

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, 

Master of Education (TESOL) 

Matthew is from Brisbane, Australia and is 

delighted to be working as a primary ESL teacher 

at LIS. This is his second stint in Leipzig, having 

worked here as a foreign language assistant from 

2001-2002. After also teaching English in Japan 

he returned to Australia where he worked as a 

foreign languages teacher for several years. 

Matthew joins us after working at the 

International School of Stuttgart. 

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5 Jozeka Panepinto 

2. Staatsexamen Primary Teacher 

Jozeka studied Primary Teaching in Leipzig. In 

2009-10 she first taught at LIS in preschool 

followed by a 2-year-Referendariat (PGCE) in a 

German primary school to complete her 

studies. Now she is very happy to be back at 

LIS and teach a year 1 class. For all who have 

been wondering about that peculiar name: 

Panepinto, literally meaning “bread“ and 

“colourful“, comes from her Sicilian 

grandparents. Unfortunately, she cannot speak 

any Italian, because her father was born and 

raised in the United States. Hence, the dual 

American-German citizenship. Jozeka is a Slav 

name which her father and German mother 

found in a book and means „God reminds (of)“. 

6 Tomasz Dindorf 

BA Physics; MA Special Education 

(teaching blind students) 

Tom was born in Poland, lived, studied and taught 

in Austria, the USA, UK, and the Sudan, and is a 

product of the IB system. He likes sailing, gliding, 

diving, Bach, Jazz, road trips, and old VWs 

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Charlene Bredder 

Ph.D. Sociology, B.A. Humanities, Primary 

Teaching Credential 

Charlene has been a teacher trainer in Scotland 

and Cambodia. She worked with new teachers to 

make interactive lessons. She has also worked 

with many parents to support their child’s 

learning. She enjoys riding her bike in Leipzig and 

is really excited about all the parks and trees. She 

looks forward to learning and exploring together 

with her fifth grade class and their parents. 

10 Paul McTigue 

Head of PE and Athletics Director 

BA Honours Sports Studies with Geography, 

PGCE Physical Education 

Paul has come to Leipzig directly from Cairo, 

where he spent four years teaching PE. He has a 

passion for sports, and enjoys most activities 

outdoors, particularly skiing, golf and running. 

Football is his main obsession however, and Paul 

is an avid Newcastle United fan. Paul hopes that 

every student tries out for a sports team this year, 

and become a part of the ‘LIS Lions’. 

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13 Gaynor Dindorf 

Secondary English/Social Studies 

Gaynor is an experienced IB/MYP/IGCSE English 

teacher from the UK. She has just come from 

teaching Grades 6-12 in Khartoum, Sudan. Prior 

to that Gaynor taught in Atlanta International 

School and before that she spent many years 

teaching Grades 6-12 at Vienna International 

School. She loves her job and is excited to be back 

in Europe in this lovely city. 

14 Ailsa Forster 

Primary Teacher/Grade 4 Class Teacher 

Ailsa has spent the last two years teaching in 

Cairo, Egypt. Previous to this she lived and worked 

in Cheshire, England where she gained her 

teaching qualification and studied in London for 

her BSc degree. Ailsa has a passion for travel and 

is very excited to be living and working in Leipzig. 

She has taken up a new hobby since moving to 

Leipzig, enjoying the city on her new bike! Ailsa is 

very excited to be a part of the LIS family and is 

looking forward to learning German this year and 

the first fall of snow! 

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17 Aidan Chalk 

Secondary Geography 

Aiden is from Australia, but has not lived there 

since 1994. He has been teaching internationally 

in Africa, on two separate occasions, and at 

various schools in London and northern England. 

Aiden is looking forward to his time at LIS and is 

enjoying living in such a beautiful city. 

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Kristina Engl 

Hort Educator 

Kristina works as Hort teacher at the Leipzig 

International School; kids like to call her "Miss Kiki". 

She was born and raised in Munich and finished her 

studies in Social Work and Social Sciences there as 

well. Working as Hort teacher at LIS is her first 

position after college. Since 1 June she is a new 

Hort teacher and representative for 2nd grade. 

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“Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr“ & 

„Bundes Freiwilligen Dienst“: 

Positions run from 16 August 

2012 to 15 August 2013: 

Franziska Kreusel 

Reception Assistant – RLJ 

Martin Köcher 

Reception Assistant – RCV 

Vanessa Knopf 

Reception Assistant – RCH 

Frieder Flesch 

Learning Support Assistant 

Nicole Wallenstein 

Grade 1 Assistant floater 

19 Katharina Wohlberg 

Primary P.E., Germany 

2. Staatsexamen Sport, Mathematik, Sach- 

Jonathan Schwarz 

3 Courtenay Comiskey-Goller 

unterricht Schwerpunkt Grundschule 

Early Childhood Assistant – 

EC2DF 

BA in English, 

Katharina comes from Niedersachsen. Three years 

MA in Elementary Literacy & Mathematics 

Primary ESL & Mother Tongue Coordinator 

Courtenay is from New Hampshire and is one of 

the new primary ESL specialists. She has been 

living in Germany for 5 years; now residing in 

Leipzig with her German husband and 1 year-old 

son. Courtenay joins LIS from a bilingual, 

international school in Cologne working as a 

Classroom teacher and Team Leader in a 

multilingual environment. She is excited to be a 

part of the LIS community and fostering the ESL & 

Mother Tongue Programme. 

7 Frank Valero 

Head of Secondary ESL 

Dip. Teaching, BA Spanish and Latin American 

studies, MA TESOL 

Frank was born in Spain and grew up in Australia. 

He has taught a wide range of students, from 5 year 

olds through to adults. His passion is language and 

over the last few years he has taught both Spanish 

and English at various levels. He loves being an 

international citizen and has taught in Australia, 

11 Jonathan Lemullois 

French Teacher 

Jonathan has a BA in English. He studied in 

Wichita, Kansas and graduated from the Sorbonne 

University in Paris. He was already teaching 

French at LIS as an after-school activity, and now 

joins the faculty to teach French in grade 9. He 

loves the city, its architecture, its parks and lakes. 

It’s no wonder why Leipzig is called "little Paris". 

Jonathan played ice hockey for 10 years and also 

enjoyed learning languages (Arabic and Spanish). 

15 Anne-Marie Rickinson 

Secondary MS Generalist 

Annie moved to Leipzig with her husband and son a 

year and a half ago. Her son is 2 1/2 years and will 

starting at LIS in January 2013. Annie comes from 

the UK and has a degree in Chemistry. She taught 

Science for 9 years before moving to Leipzig. Annie 

also was the Head of KS3 Science and a Head of 

Year for 7 years. 

16 Eric Scaia 

before teaching at LIS she worked in the South of 

England at Bridgemary Community Sports College. 

She moved to Leipzig to play 1. Damen Basketball 

Bundesliga. Last school year she was a Year 4 class 

teacher in Leuna. Katharina will be teaching sports 

from Early Childhood to Grade 5 and naturally 

Basketball as an after school activity. Katharina is 

looking forward to what lies ahead with the LIS. 

20 Charlotte Vogel 

Reception Teacher 

Julian Cross 

Secondary Music Assistant 

4 Davide Sozzi 

Hort Educator 

Davide is from Italy, where he has worked as 

educator with children and adults with disabilities. 

He spent last year working with European children 

as animator. Davide is now excited to have the 

opportunity to live this new adventure here in 

Germany. He joined LIS Hort in July. 


Venezuela, Spain, Hong Kong and Japan. 

8 Mayra Vargas 

Primary ESL Teacher 

Mayra Vargas has taught ESL for grades 7 in 

the US as well as in South Korea. She 

graduated with a major in Bilingual Academic 

Studies and a minor in Fine Arts from Sam 

Houston State University. She is looking forward 

to working with the Primary ESL team of LIS 

and has a positive outlook for the years ahead! 

12 Fabian Reitz 

Hort Educator 

Fabian is a qualifi ed educator who is currently 

studying social work at HTWK Leipzig. He was a 

frequent substitute in Hort last year; this year he 

joins the regular Hort staff for half a year before 

returning to University to do a Bachelor degree in 

social work. 

BS in Mathematics Education; M.Ed. in Educational 

Administration 

Eric comes to LIS after spending the previous 11 

years living in Seattle and working in Shoreline, WA 

USA. While in Shoreline, Eric coached track, advised 

several student clubs, and served as department 

chair. During his first year at LIS he will be teaching 

mathematics to grades 7, 9, and 11. He and his wife 

had their first baby, Nessa, in August and he enjoys 

watching her grow. 

Charlotte has been teaching in England since 

completing her degree and teaching qualifications 

in London and Southampton. LIS is her first 

international school job, however it is not 

her first time in Germany. Her father is 

German and his job brought Charlotte 

and her family to Germany for almost 

4 years. She lived in Bavaria and 

attended Bavarian International 

School during that time. Her 

experience there inspired Charlotte to 

become a teacher and move back to 

Germany to teach in an international 

school setting. 

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First Impressions 

The start of the academic year is 

always an exciting time for the 

members of the Primary School 

and this year was no exception. 

As 56 new students and 8 new 

staff members joined the 

primary school, along with a 

returning teacher, a new 

school nurse and myself, the 

new Primary Principal, there 

were a number of new faces 

mixed in with the returning 

students and staff. 

First impressions are very 

important. As they say “You never get a second 

LIS Summer Fair – Summer Olympics 2012 

The biggest challenge with a family event is 

that everybody should be happy at the same 

time. We’re pretty sure the architects weren’t 

thinking about inflatable castles when they 

designed our school yard, but it was perfect for 

this event, nonetheless. 

Saturday, 16 June 2012 started early for the many 

volunteers who helped set up the games, tents and 

food area. Kids enjoyed inflatable slides, fantastic 

games, our famous LIS jarbola, magic drinks 

(sponsored by Linde) and the entertaining sumo 

wrestling all afternoon. All kids who took part in 

chance to make a first impression.” A first impression 

is what your instinct tells you about a person or place. 

My first impression of LIS has been that it is such a 

welcoming and friendly place. I have seen students 

keen to greet and help their peers, I have seen staff 

members willing to work alongside colleagues to 

share good practice. I have seen parents taking time 

to support others and helping them to find their way 

around. 

I have also found LIS a happy place to be. It is lovely 

to see our international mix of students smiling and 

laughing with one another, enjoying each other’s 

company. One of the school core objectives states 

that “We help our students to be happy, wellbalanced, 

ethical individuals who work effectively and 

the games also won a medal to keep. Kids explored 

another highlight too – the Olympic Eye, a lifting 

ramp where up to 3 children could get in and 

enjoy a view in 10 m high from a bird´s eye view. 

On the culinary side we all enjoyed homemade 

cakes and pastries, fantastic food at the 

international food court which were prepared by 

many of our LIS parents as well as tasty poultry 

sausages on a BBQ grill sponsored by Gutfried and 

Getränkevertrieb Noack. 

And let’s not forget all the other activities that 

were well appreciated by everyone around: the 

many games, the Chinese arts & crafts area, the 

roots and shoots club, the stage show with 

fantastic musical performances, dances and 

taekwondo demonstrations by our students. 

The second hand book sale organised by gr. 12 

student Franz Pappelbaum and his brother 

Ludwig was also quite successfull. All proceeds (a 

total of 73,50 Euro) were donated to the Red 

Cross (DRK). 

Our appreciation goes to all our sponsors, 

parents, volunteers and supporters. Let´s not 

forget the students of grade 11 – this Summer 

Fair wouldn´t be possible without their support. 

Special thanks to the food and games committee 

members, our janitors Peter and Sven, as well as 

the business office ladies, Rita and Stephanie, 

willingly with others.” It is good to see that this is 

actually happening in practise. 

Clearly a school’s focus needs to be on learning and 

over the course of the year there will be developments 

in the curriculum as the staff focus on improving the 

quality of the learning offered to the students. I am 

confident that LIS provides a good environment for 

learning because it has created a safe and enjoyable 

place to be so that the developments which will be 

agreed will be easy enough to implement. 

I shall look forward to getting know better all the 

people who have made my first impressions so 

positive. 

Sarah Brannon, Primary Principal 

and Alex and Stefan for their technical support! 

Additionally, our gratitude goes to those who 

helped with either financial or material support: 

Apotheke am Sanckt Georg, asisi Panometer, 

Bilfinger & Berger Hochbau GmbH, Centraltheater 

Leipzig, Connex Steuer- und Wirtschaftsberatung, 

Culinaris Küchenaccessoires, DHL, 

Dienstleistungsservice Hösser, Getränkevertrieb 

Noack GmbH, Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Gutfried, 

Linde Gas, Museum der bildenden Künste, Pizza 

Hut, P-Projektmanagement, Thermowave GmbH, 

Zoo Leipzig, as well as the Bauwens family, the 

Beblo/Then Berg family, the Braun-Lob family, the 

Gruschovnik family, Mr Grundmann, Mrs Oehmig, 

the Sivkov family, Mrs Stadt, the Tutschkus family, 

Mr Vogler and the Witruk family, and the silent 

contributors who wish to remain anonymous. 

With this fun event we fund raised 1.300 Euro. 

Following the request of students and parents 

we will spend it on glass cabinets to display not 

only sport trophies and medals but also other 

important student achievements. 


Student Support Services 

Student Support Services is a department of the school, which offers support to students in Early 

Childhood, Primary and Secondary, and works closely with parents and staff. 

We understand that children and young people 

are individuals, with different strengths and 

needs. Consequently, we develop and 

implement systems, whose aim is to ensure that 

all students receive the care they need and fulfil 

their potential. 

The services we offer are: counselling support; 

learning support; medical support and child 

welfare/protection. 

Counselling Support 

School counselling provides short-term 

services aimed at maximising the education 

and socialisation of each child within the 

school community. Services utilise a 

comprehensive developmental guidance and 

counselling programme. Included are 

classroom guidance lessons, small group 

counselling, individual counselling, individual 

student planning, and consultation with 

classroom teachers. Contact: 

Early Childhood-Grade 2: 

Grades 3-5, Grades 11-12: 

New Playground Buddies 

The LIS Playground Buddies were so amazing 

and successful last school year that it is 

essential to continue this Primary programme: 

The “Buddies” supported their peers and 

younger children on the Early Childhood and 

Primary School playground, together with the 

Playground Buddy Coordinator, during recess 

by teaching and sharing with them games, 

organizing teams, playing with children who 

are lonely, and helping new students to settle 

in. Starting at the end of September, some 4th 

and 5th Grade students will become new 

Playground Buddies of the school year 

2012/2013. The children who applied for a 

job as Playground Buddy, were nominated by 

their fellow students and interviewed by staff. 

In order to set up this support, it is necessary 

that the “Buddies” are provided with trainings 

so that they develop the needed knowledge, 

skills and confidence in order to carry out 

their job well. At the beginning of September, 

21 “Buddies” will spent a whole weekend at 

Gut Wehlitz in Schkeuditz to get trained by 

KrisTina Stellmach, Romy Döring (both 

Student Support Services), Sandra Markow and 

Davide Sozzi (all Hort staff). Part of the training 

will be learning to read the emotions of others, 

how to be a good listener and how to approach 

students who are sad or bored. They will also 

learn many new and exciting playground 

games. Through their invaluable support, the 

“Buddies” will encourage children to play safely 

Working closely with families is not only crucial for 

the effective support of our students: It is also a 

fundamental principle of Student Support Services. 

We, therefore, wish to express our heartfelt thanks to 

you, the LIS parents, for your invaluable support and 

encourage you to contact us, should you have any 

questions or concerns. We would also like to take this 

opportunity to wish all LIS families and staff a 

healthy, happy and successful school year. 

Fiona Eels, 

SSS Coordinator, on behalf of Student Support Services 

together which in itself will help reduce the 

number of accidents on the playground and 

thereby create happier playtimes. 

We are all very excited and can’t wait to see 

children playing with the new Playground Buddies. 

KrisTina Stellmach 

(Playground Buddy Coordinator) 

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Grades 6-10: 

Learning Support 

The Learning Support department offers 

individual, and small group in-class and out of 

class sessions for students who require 

additional instruction and practice to meet the 

grade learning outcomes. In addition, Learning 

Support staff provides individual assessments 

and observations to help evaluate student 

learning needs. Contact: 


Grades 5-12: 

Medical Support 

The school nurse is usually the first point of 

contact for students, parents and staff needing 

health related services. This includes continuous 

health appraisal such as supporting students 

with specific health needs, diabetes, asthma, 

and severe allergies in the school environment, 

crisis and first aid care. In addition, the nurse 

provides health counselling for students, 

teachers and parents. 

Contact: 


Child Welfare/Protection and General 

Information/Concerns 

The purpose of Child Welfare/Protection is the 

protection of children and the prevention of nonaccidental 

physical injury, sexual exploitation, 

emotional ill-treatment or neglect. The Student 

Support Services Coordinator is the contact person 

for caseworkers, administrators, teachers, parents 

and external agencies. The Student Support 

Services Coordinator is also a point of contact for 

parents, in order to provide information about 

Student Support Services, as well as internal and 

external referrals, as requested. Contact: 

Early Childhood-Grade 12:

Extra-Curricular Activities 2012/2013 

Activities offered free of charge Activities subsidised by LIS External course leaders 

Time Lunch break 15:10–15:55 16:05–16:50 17:00–18:00 18:00–latest 21:00 

Gym 

Gym Ultimate Frisbee, Staff & Parents 

18.30–20.00 M.Gardner + P.Garnham 

Gym SV Schleußig, grades 4 + 5 

410 Hort Sports 

Rock Band, grade 6, 13.20 

K. Wohlberg 

1/2 Basketball, grades 5–8 

Gym 

K. Wohlberg 

Fit Hip Hoop – Zumba for Kids, primary, 

Room start September 2012 N. Hochstein 

Park Art Club, primary, 15.30–16.50 

A. Naumann 

Hort department 

P. Foulkes 

Gym 

Soccer, Staff & Parents, 20.00–21.00 

O. Schrank 

Fit 

Room 

407 

Fit Kids/Zoo Gymnastics, ECC + 

primary C. Zimmer de Lugo 

Cross Country, primary + secondary 

G. Bell + T. Elms 

110 

110 French None-Native Speakers grades 1 + 2 

Institute Francaise 

French None-Native Speakers, 

grades 3–6 Institute Francaise 

412 

412 Percussion, primary 

Percussion, primary 

P. Bauer 

P. Bauer 

Aula 

106 

106 Chinese Mother Tongue, 6–10 years 

F. Yao 

107 

Latin Percussion Group, grade 6 

upwards, 15.30–16.30 P. Foulkes 

Chinese Mother Tongue, 6–10 years 

F. Yao 

Arabic Mother Tongue, EC + primary 

E. Kotb 

Hort 

kitchen 

Arts and Crafts, primary, 15:10–16:30 

S. Markow 

109 

Punjabi Mother Tongue, 

start 10 September 2012 G. Bajwa 

410 

Folk Music, 15.30–16.30 

P. Foulkes 

1/2 Badminton, secondary till Christmas Gym Badminton, secondary till Christmas Gym 

Gym 

P. McTigue 

P. McTigue 

312 Art Club, secondary, 15.30–16.50 407 

A. Naumann 

412 SV Schleußig, 18.00–21.00 Gym 



primary Lunchtime Choir, grades 1–3 

Annie 

Photography Club, secondary, 

13.05–13.50 S.M.L. 

213 

410 

205 International Award, grades 9 + 10, 

15.20–16.00 R. Scheepens 

Lower primary Drama Club, 

grades 1+2 A.Hedenig 

Chemistry Olympics, grades 6–8 

O. Osthof 

LIS Big Band, grade 6 upwards, 15.30 

–16.30 P. Foulkes 

Leipzig 

International Choir 

Hort 

kitchen 


K. Stellmach 

207 

Staff & Parents 

Tuesday, 19.30–21.00 

Kreatives Schreiben Deutsch, 

secondary, start 10. September 2012 

N. Börner 

A. Shefelbine 

Aula 

Aula 

Aula Secondary Drama 

T. Bailey 

Middle School Drama, secondary, 

15:20–16:00 P. Garnham 

115 

115 Chinese Mother Tongue, 6–10 years, 

start September 2012 

F. Yao 

Chinese Mother Tongue, 6–10 years, 


F. Yao 

104 

Russian Mother tongue, primary 

A. Al Meklef 

110 

214 Spanish Mother Tongue, primary 

V. Macht 

Year Book, secondary, 15.20–16.00 

(start December) G. Selbach 

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Gym 

Gym Basketball, secondary mixed 

Basketball, secondary mixed 


Rock Band, grade 7, 13.20 

P. McTigue 

P. McTigue 

1/2 

Gym 

Fit 

Room 

109 


P. Foulkes 

Kinder yoga, primary 

VanVos 

005 

407 

407 Woodwork, primary, 15.00–16.50 

R. Gohlke 

Punjabi Mother Tongue, 

start 10 September 2012 G. Bajwa 

Keyboard, all ages, 14:30–17:00 

L. Luft 

Woodwork, primary, 15.00–16.50 

R. Gohlke 

Early Music Education, EC + primary, 

13.30 –17.00 (start September) 

A. Schilling 



A. Schilling 



A. Schilling 

408 

1/2 Gym 

102 French Mother Tongue, 7–12 years 


Music Technology/Recording Club, 

14.45 P. Foulkes 

French Mother Tongue, 4–6 years 


1/2 Gym 

102 Volleyball Women, Staff & Parents 

18.00–19.30 R. Böhmer + K. Wohlberg 

Taekwon-Do, 18.00–19.30 

A. Niven 

Hort 

kitchen 

Cooking Club, primary-class rotation, 

September–December 2012 

R. Döring 

Gym SV Schleußig, 18.00–21.00 Gym 

Gym Volleyball, secondary, 16.30–18.00 

P. McTigue 



Year Book, secondary, 13.20–13.50 

(till October) G. Selbach 

Fit 

Room 

410 

1/2 Volleyball, secondary boys and girls, 

Gym 16.30–18.00 P. McTigue 

Fit Hip Hop Dance, primary+secondary, 

Room 15.30–16.50 A. Schönburg 

Park Guitar Club, 15.30–16.00 

and 16.00–16.30 M. Lane 

412 

Belly dance for Kids, EC + primary, 

September K. Jünemann 

Cross Country, primary + secondary 

L. Raggett 

Upper primary Drama Club, grade 3–5 

A. Hedenig 


13.30–17.00 (start September) 



A. Schilling 

A. Schilling 



A. Schilling 

210 

210 Chinese Mother Tongue, 6-10 years, 


F. Yao 

Chinese Mother Tongue, 6-10 years, 


F. Yao 

104 

104 Spanish Advanced, primary + secondary 

V. Macht 

115 

115 Portuguese Mother Tongue, secondary, 

start 13 September 2012 F. Roller 

Spanish Beginner, primary + secondary 

V. Macht 

Roots and Shoots, grades 3–5 

M. Heitland 

Hort 

kitchen 


K. Engl 

Aula 

Pop Choir, 15.30–16.30 

P. Foulkes 

312 

International Award, grades 9 + 10, 

15.20–16.00 R. Scheepens 

1/2 

Gym 

Badminton Club, 16.00–16.50 

Aula Hort Sports, 

String Ensemble, 13.20 

T. Elms 

1/2 

Gym 

Fit 

Room 

211 

1/2 Taekwon-Do, 15.30–17.00 

Gym 

A. Niven 

211 Hip Hop Dance, secondary, 

start 10 September 2012 A. Schönburg 

Russian Mother Tongue, secondary 

A. Al Meklef 

Friday Thursday 

Wednesday Tuesday Monday 


P. Foulkes 

Spanish Basic, primary 

J. Baptista 

School 

Garden 

School Garden 

K. Stellmach + A. Thörmer 



A. Schilling 



A. Schilling 



A. Schilling 

Arabic Mother Tongue, EC + primary 

E. Kotb 

207 

ESL/Brain Gym, primary, 15.10–16.10 

H. Brugal 

Home work support for secondary students 15.15–16.15 room 216 – Mr. Tewolde Home work support for primary students 15.15–15.45 room H4 last updated: 17 September 2012


The Supporters Association of LIS 

The Förderverein für die Leipzig International 

School – The Supporters Association of LIS – is 

a charitable, non-profit organization founded in 

1994. There are 4 members of the honorary 

board: Birgit Thal-hammer, Nicola Rossius, Udo 

Rummelt, and Heinrich Röhrs. 

When the Förderverein was founded, LIS had 

existed for two years only, had 22 students, 

hardly any money and was one of the best kept 

secrets in Leipzig. So the Förderverein initiated 

the LIS fundraising dinners - which was killing 

two birds with one stone. This event made many 

people aware of LIS and at that time it 

raised money for the school. 

The Förderverein was also creative in many 

other ways: in order to raise money for the 

renovation of our school building the “New 

Building fund” was set up. The Förderverein 

had the idea that the ceramic tiles which 

cover the multipurpose-hall could be sold 

and engraved with the name of the donor. 

Many Parents and other supporters 

contributed to the “New Building fund” in 

this way. These tiles – by the way - are still on 

sale. Also we happen to have left some of the 

historical lamps from this school building 

(before the renovation) which can still be 

bought. 

New School Caterer 

The Geckos with new chefs 


With your generous help and 

the help of other friends and 

supporters – The Förderverein 

has managed to achieve wonderful facilities 

and projects: such as the beautiful new 

schoolyard, the library and the brand new 

outdoor classroom. 

Other recent projects are: the “school trip 

fund” of 15.000 Euro per year, which 

enables all our students to take part in 

school trips, new uniforms for our school 

sports teams, indoor equipment for 

preschool. 

If you have been to the cafeteria recently you 

might have noticed that it was quite silent in 

there, that is due to the new noise protection. 

At the moment we are trying to to support the 

music department by getting is a new piano for 

A joint committee of parents and LIS-employees made the 

decision to change our caterer for the 2012 – 2013 school year. 

Meal service will be provided by the HW Dienstleistungsgruppe, 

a company which has previously provided LIS school lunches. 

If you would like to have the possibility of eating school lunch, 

you will need to fill out the contract to be downloaded from the 

LIS Website and send it to the following address below before 

ordering any lunches: 

HW Dienstleistungs GmbH, 

Rittergutshof 1, 

04463 Großpösna 

Enjoy your lunch! 

IGCSE and IB music students. If you have any 

brilliant ideas on how we can raise – or spend 

–please don’t hesitate to approach us. You 

find the Förderverein on the school- Website 

under “LIS Community”. 

Birgit Thalhammer, Nicola Rossius, 

Udo Rummelt, Heinrich Röhrs 

Mother Tongue Corner in 

the LIS Observer 

As you may recall, for the past few months 

we have been talking about looking for ways 

to offer our students the opportunity to use 

their mother tongue at school. A good way 

to achieve this is by publishing at least one 

article in a mother tongue – so we are in the 

process of creating a mother tongue corner 

in the LIS Observer. 

In order to do this, we would like to ask the 

parents to help us by submitting articles in 

your native tongue (other than English). We 

aim for one article each issue and thank you 

in advance for your support. 

Welcome to Hort 

We are very pleased to welcome all of you who will 

attend Hort in school year 2012/2013. We are 

looking forward to seeing you on the playground 

and in two additional rooms on the ground floor of 

the Hort building: The 5th graders have the 

opportunity to chill out in the 5th Grade Lounge 

and students, who would like to spend their 

afternoon in quiet atmosphere, are invited to play 

chess or read a book in the Quiet Room on the 

ground floor. 

The Homework Club will take place four times a 

week in the same room. The former Quiet Room on 

the second floor is going to be used as Hort 

Activity Room: Here you can participate in Mr 

Primary Summer Holiday Hort 2012 

What is green, water-rich, smells like an animal, dressed up as a princess and tastes like chocolate? 

This year’s Primary Summer 

Holiday Hort was dedicated to 

five great subjects: Each week 

had its own name and was 

packed with topic related 

activities and fieldtrips. 

In the first week, called Animal Week, we went 

to to the Wildpark and came really close to to deer 

and racoons. A pottery pottery and needle felting 

workshop in the Hort kitchen gave us the 

opportunity to get familiar with different kinds 

of materials such as clay or sheep wool to create 

beautiful and unique animals. If you would like 

to know what kind of animals you could print 

with hands and feet, please feel free to take a 

look at the artworks on the second floor of the 

Hort building. In the Water Week we explored 

the Lake Cospuden by boat and then a trip to 

the Stadtgarten Connewitz made us realize the 

importance of water for humans and nature. 

That’s why we didn’t get upset about water from 

above because Leipzig also offers stunning 

indoor swimming pools, for example the 

Grünauer Welle which we visited twice during 

the summer due to rainy or cold weather. The 

Green Week brought us to the Zaubergarten 

where we made our own herbarium (plant 

press), which preserves the form and colour of 

collected plants by drying and pressing them 

between two wooden disks. We also wanted to 

feel the spirit of the Olympic Games that’s why 

we went to the Clara Zetkin Park to enjoy 

different relay games such as an egg race race, 

sack race or tug-of-war. Our great performance 

of “The Sleeping Beauty” was the highlight 

Chris’ Legends Club or Ms Kiki’s Puzzle Club. 

Furthermore, diverse workshops such as Needle 

Felting and Detective Stories are going to be 

offered throughout the year in the new Activity 

Room. Our multifunctional activity space, called 

Hort kitchen, will be used for Arts and Crafts with 

Ms Sandra, Ms KrisTina and Ms Kiki as well as for 

the Cooking Club with Ms Romy for signed up 

students. 

If you would like to learn how to juggle, please feel 

free to get in touch with Mr Davide and join his 

Clowning Club. For students, who are garden and 

nature lovers, LIS Hort provides two great outside 

activities: Mr Goodwin’s Explorers Club for 1st and 

of the Theatre Week. 

We not only invited 

Reception and Pre- 

School children, also 

many parents came to 

the auditorium to see 

us on stage after practicing 4 days at a time. 

The last week was very delicious and sweet: The 

Halloren chocolate factory is the oldest 

producing chocolate factory in Germany and we 

had to confess that we all would like to work 

there because of the daily “quality controls”. The 

next day we finally had the chance to make our 

2nd graders and the School Garden as a 

collaboration between Ms KrisTina (Hort), Frau 

Werndl and Frau Thörmer (both Primary). In addition, 

sporty children can play Football in the Gym with Mr 

Alen. More activities offered by Hort staff are going 

to be announced soon. Enjoy your time in Hort! 

Ms KrisTina 

own chocolates at a chocolate workshop at the 

Garage. The crowning finish of the Gourmet 

Week and our summer holiday time was a big 

party for all Holiday children with different play 

areas on the playground, such as water guns, 

face painting and sweets memory. No matter 

what the weather was like, 

we all enjoyed our animal, 

green, water-rich, fairy talelike 

and tasty Summer 

Holiday Hort 2012. 

Ms KisTina


Counsellor Corner 

The School Counselling department has two new 

members this year! Susanne van Wersch, coming 

from the Early Childhood programme, will be the 

school counsellor for Early Childhood through 

Grade 2. Craig Goodwin, who completed his 

practicum with LIS last year, is in his full 

internship with the programme this year. He is 

in the final year of his master’s degree and is 

working in the capacity of a full time school 

counsellor under the supervision of Susan 

McCullough. Craig is focusing on Grades 3-5 and 

11-12. Susan is teaching PSHE to Grades 6 & 7 

as well as providing counselling services to 

Grades 6-10. 

School counsellors work to ensure the academic 

and social success of all students by working with 

teachers, administrators and, of course, directly 

with students. We are continuing to build our 

program and will be networking with counsellors 

from other international schools across Germany. 

If you wish to contact us, please feel free to email 

us or phone here at school. Susanne’s extension is 

65; Susan and Craig’s extension is 24. 

The following text is an article from the parent 

section of the American School Counselor 

Association’s website (ascaschoolcounselor.org) 

Trip to Bautzen 

On Friday 22 June, last year's Grade 11 IB 

History (higher level) students travelled to 

former Stasi prison, known as Bautzen II, as a 

part of their IB History topic “The Maintenance 

of Power in Single Party States”. They were 

shown around the prison in 

tour through the cells of 

former inmates such as 

Harmut Richter. 

“Although from the 

outside Bautzen gave the 

impression of an early century 

townhouse, the inside 

maintained the stereotypical 

dreary appearance of a Stasi 

prison.” 

Jordan Hampton 

Back-to-School Tips: Connecting with Your Child’s 

School Counselor for a Successful School Year 

Understand the expertise and responsibilities of 

your child’s school counselor. School counselors 

make a measurable impact in every student’s life, 

assisting with academic, career and personal/ 

social development. Professional school 

counselors are trained in both educating and 

counseling, allowing them to function as a 

facilitator between parents, teachers and the 

student in matters concerning the student’s goals, 

abilities and any areas needing improvement. 

School counselors provide services not only to 

students in need, but to all students. 

Meet or contact your child’s school counselor at 

least three times per school year. The beginning 

of a school year is an excellent opportunity to 

initiate contact with your child’s school 

counselor and doing so can ensure your child’s 

positive school experience. Find out who the 

counselor is and what his or her experience and 

background are. By communicating with one 

another at the beginning, middle, and end of 

the school year, parents and counselors can 

have a definite impact on a child’s success. 

Discuss your child’s challenges and concerns with 

the school counselor. As a parent, you know your 

“The Story of 

Hartmurt Richter 

who escaped the SED 

prison was very 

impressive” 

Moritz Stepp 

“It is shocking 

that such a horrible 

place existed right in 

front of the people's 

doorsteps” 

“The trip to 

Bautzen was an 

enjoyable trip for a History 

Higher level student as it showed 

me some historical signifi cance of 

what is now known as Germanys 

most famous prison during the 

time of the DDR” 

Vinh Nguyen 

“Bautzen as a 

town was and 

continues to be greatly 

infl uenced by the former 

Stasi Prison located in the 

center of the town” 

Georg Schuecking 

child best. However, the school counselor can help 

you better understand your child as a student. It’s 

important to encourage your child’s expression of 

needs, hopes and frustrations. School counselors 

are trained to help your children. 

Learn about your child’s school and social 

connections from the school counselor. When you 

need information or assistance, your child’s school 

counselor can help you get in touch with the 

appropriate school officials; learn about school 

policies on behavior, attendance, and dress; know 

the school calendar of important dates and stay 

connected with the school in many other ways. 

The school counselor can also help you locate 

resources in the community when you need them. 

Work with the school counselor to identify 

resources and find solutions to problems. If your 

child is having a problem at school, it is important 

to work with your child’s school counselor to find 

solutions. Discuss resources available within and 

outside of the school, and get information on how 

such programs can benefit your child. Your school 

counselor can be a valuable partner in your child’s 

education and preparation for life beyond school. 

Susan McCullough, 

School Counsellor 

“Imagine 

being imprisoned 

in a cell for years all 

alone while just ouside 

normal life continued 

without anyone caring” 

Cita Ebert 

“Horrendously 

disturbing conditions in 

the prison, wonderful 

weather outside. A trip full of 

contrasts” 

dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel 

Geoffrey Farmer: Leaves of Grass Time installation. 

Making Change Possible 

This is an organisation that we met at the 

Association of German International Schools 

(AGIS) conference in February. It is led by a team 

from the International School of Heidelberg who 

organise CAS fairs at schools in Germany and 

overseas trips for students, teachers and parents 

to Namibia to promote working together. We will 

be hosting a Make Change Possible Fair on Sept 

28th for our G6-8 students as well as a CAS 

Modern Language Centre opens with 5 additional teaching spaces 

for the Secondary School 

Over three days in the summer holiday the 

Modern Languages Centre was built in the corner 

of the playground closest to the main school 

building. As building projects go it was fast, the 

building is made of prefabricated 

containers that were delivered and 

pieced together to 

create a wonderful 

illusion on the 

inside of a regular 

session for our G11 IB classes. 

The MCP Fair will be preceded by some 

awareness raising and fund raising for the 

organization; students will be asked for a 

contribution in return for participating in the 

activities on offer during the fair. The activities 

will be led by our G11 students in partnership 

with students from Heidelberg. They will consist 

of games and challenges based on the lives and 

building. The classrooms are big enough for the 

teaching that happens inside and they are fitted 

with interactive whiteboards and everything that 

you would find in our other classrooms 

except for the sink. 

Danielle Lebel and 

the Modern 

Languages team 

moved into 

their new 

Friday 31 August saw what has to be called 'the 

educational trip of the year' to the 

once-every-five-year dOCUMENTA(13) exhibition 

in Kassel. 

The G12 class and the G11 Art students were 

joined by their ToK and Art teachers for the visit 

which allowed them to see, hear and experience 

some of the work on show in Kassel for 100 

days by 200 leading artists from around the 

world. 

We were led through video walks at the station, 

soundscapes in the park, 50 long 3D collages 

(photo) and many more challenging and 

sometimes difficult art pieces. Some works 

shocked us with their political consequence; 

some shook our senses or deprived us of one in 

order to change our experience of the moment. 

The city itself was on display as the art became 

embroidered into the fabric of the town and 

required us to move through its streets and 

hidden hallways to take part. We are we are 

very grateful to Claudia Balsters for making it 

happen so early in the year. If you have the 

chance then go and visit; if not this year, then 

2017 will be here soon enough! 

Matthew Raggett, Secondary Principal 

the environment of 

the children in 

Namibia who MCP 

works with. 

To learn more about 

MCP please look at their website. 

www.make-change-possible-ev.de 

classrooms when school started and they share 

the office space in the building with Courtney 

Comiskey-Goller and the Primary ESL team. 

The building has a planned use time of two 

years, when more classrooms become available 

after the Early Years centre is built on its new 

site. 

Matthew Raggett, 

Secondary School Principal 


Lena Huck 

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LIS OBSERVER 

LIS OBSERVER 

2012 – A Hungry Lion 

has been born 

The Lion is known as one of the most fearsome creatures on this planet. 

Famed for its power and strength, ‘King of Beasts’ is a worthy title. 

With the lion being the symbol of the city of Leipzig, and 

it also featuring on the school crest, it is only fitting that 

LIS adopt it as their emblem. 

So, this year the sports teams at Leipzig International School 

are now to be known as the ‘LIS Lions’. 

Similar to the Lions patrolling the Serengeti, the LIS Lions 

are hungry. A determination to be the most powerful, the fastest, the strongest 

and the most intelligent will thrust LIS sports teams to the top of the pile of 

German schools competing in G.I.S.S.T tournaments. Devouring prey such as 

Berlin Brandenburg International School, Dresden International School and 

Hannover International Schools is just the beginning – the LIS Lions have one goal 

in mind. To be the king of their particular jungle, which is this case is to compete 

with the biggest schools in Europe. 

Playing sports at school is without doubt one of the most essential aspects of a student’s education. 

Developing social skills, being taught resilience, sportsmanship and fair play will all play a major 

part in shaping a young person’s character. Enjoying a sport will also encourage lifelong 

participation in exercise – a must if we are to live a long healthy life. 

LIS Holiday Calendar 2012/2013/2014 


LIS Lions boasts a coaching staff that is second 

to none. National and international coaches 

train the students on a weekly basis, and offer 

students of all abilities the chance to 

participate a range of sports including, cross 

country, football, volleyball, badminton, 

basketball and tennis. Students will be given 

the opportunity to travel to different cities in 

Germany to compete, as well as meeting new 

friends in either your own teams, or maybe at 

other schools when you host or are hosted. 

Parents and students take note – Lion fever is 

sweeping LIS, and we want you to be a part of it. 

Go Lions!!!!!! 

Paul McTigue, 

Athletics Director 

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Regular School Day Pre-School and Holiday Hort School closed 

A Fun Day in the Park 

On Saturday, 15 September, LIS families gathered at the 

Clara-Zetkin-Park for for more than just a fun day in the park. They They were 

there for a Potluck Picnic Picnic to start off off the new school year at LIS. LIS. 

Families came out for a picnic in the park 

despite the shadowing of clouds. 

Not only was it the start of a new school year, 

but also an opportunity to welcome our new LIS 

community members. The LIS family picnic drew 

together parents and children bringing a 

diverse selection of food, potluck dishes, and 

lots of wonderful desserts to Clara-Zetkin-Park. 

Adults visited, met new families, kids played 

games and experienced the big playground 

New Singers are invited to join 

Singing in a choir brings people together and makes them happy. We would like to 

invite more good voices, especially in the Bass and Tenor sections to join the Leipzig 

International Choir. If you love to sing, are able to sing the right note and want to be 

part of this happy group then please come along and join. 

Leipzig International Choir was founded in 2007 as parent & teacher choir at LIS and has 

since then continually developed into a well-integrated part of community life here in 

Leipzig. We have performed such varied programmes as chorales from Händel’s Messiah, 

Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem and numbers from West Side Story and Schumann songs. 

Whilst the choir aims at a high standard, the main thing is to enjoy 

singing. So if you do enjoy singing just come and join us! 

Every Tuesday at 19:30 

in the school auditorium 

on the 3rd floor! 

while enjoying the fabulous food from all 

around the world. 

Picnics are a great way to draw people together 

and celebrate community accomplishments! 

Our International Family picnic was the first of 

many LIS events to be held this school year. 

Speaking of … 

Last school year, many Primary students 

graciously contributed their favourite recipes 

Rehearsals will be every Tuesday (apart from 

school holidays and the first Tuesday in 

November), starting at 19:30 in the 

school auditorium on the 3rd 

floor. We will be singing Brahms' 

Liebesliederwalzer Op 52, and 

Barber's Reincarnations. 

Please contact: 

and put together the LIS Primary Cook Book. 

This LIS Primary Cook Book is on sale for 12 

Euro. Get your copy at the reception desk! 

Deadlines and publication dates 

for the LIS Observer 2012/2013 

Deadlines Comments Publication Dates 

3 September 2012 21 September 2012 

9 November 2012 Articles due after 

October break 

30 November 2012 

17 December 2012 Articles due before 18 January 2013 

December holidays 

25 February 2013 15 March 2013 

12 April 2013 Articles due after 

Easter break 

03 May 2013 

31 May 2013 20 June 2013 

LIS Parent Handbooks 

For detailed information about each 

school section please see the LIS 

website (LIS Downloads/Handbooks) 

and download the parent 

handbooks for each school section. 


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Living in Leipzig 

Culinary delights from Leipzig 

In addition to hosting the world's 

oldest trade fair and being the 

city with the proudest musical 

history after Vienna, Leipzig is 

also a paradise for gourmets. 

For centuries, locals and their guests have 

enjoyed a host of culinary specialities ranging 

from the "Scheelchen Heeßen" (coffee, the 

Saxon national drink) and the vegetable dish 

"Leipziger Allerlei" to "Leipziger Lerche" cakes 

and "Leipziger Gose", a unique type of beer. 

Leipzig's traditional restaurants, modern bars 

and cosy cafés are great places to enjoy an 

excellent meal, a good chat, a cup of coffee, or 

simply to watch the world go by. The 

information here will help you find out exactly 

what specialities are typical of Leipzig and how 

they developed. 

A colourful dish named after the city: 

"Leipziger Allerlei" 

Leipzig's best-known speciality is "Leipziger 

Allerlei", which is based on fresh vegetables, 

and became especially well-known in the 19th 

and 20th centuries. Around 1900 it was simply 

known as "Allerlei", which can be translated as 

"pot-pourri" or "all sorts". It only seems to have 

acquired its epithet "Leipzig" when it was finally 

included in various cook books. Restaurant 

proprietors generally served this local speciality 

between March and August. 

According to old recipes, 

"Leipziger Allerlei" 

contains not only a 

diverse selection 

of young 

vegetables 

such as 

carrots, 

kohlrabi, 

cauliflower 

a n d 

asparagus, 

but also 

morels (a 

type of 

mushroom), 

crayfish tails and 

flour dumplings. 

Original "Leipziger 

Allerlei" is served in June 

when the asparagus 

season has 

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begun, the fishing season for crayfish is over, 

and the vegetables have just been freshly 

harvested. 

In 1900, tins of "Winter-Allerlei" went on sale 

for the first time. Later on, people cooked 

"Allerlei" at home from a packet of dried 

vegetables. Following World War II, the 

speciality mutated into an overcooked form of 

mixed vegetables often served under the name 

"Leipziger Allerlei" at 

schools and 

factory canteens. 

This is why only 

a few people 

nowadays seem to 

know exactly what 

goes into the genuine 

form of the dish. 

From songbird to popular 

cake: "Leipziger Lerche" 

One special treat in Leipzig is the "Leipziger 

Lerche", which translates as the "Leipzig Lark". 

Along with "Leipziger Allerlei" it, too, found its 

way onto international menus in the 18th and 

19th centuries. Visitors to Leipzig shouldn't 

miss this typical Leipzig cake, which originally 

emerged from a decadent taste for a nowadays 

unusual type of poultry. It was common to trap 

and eat larks, stuffed and roasted. 

Yet despite protests and the growth of 

enlightenment, trapping larks was only brought 

to an end by a natural event. In August 1860 

there was a terrible hail storm which devastated 

numerous buildings, gardens and avenues. The 

horrific sight of streets full of larks killed and 

wounded by the hail prompted many restaurant 

proprietors to take skylarks off the menu. 

Hunting larks was finally outlawed by the King 

of Saxony in 1876 in response to public protest. 

Nonetheless, the name "Leipziger Lerche" 

continues to be associated with something 

tasty to eat. Following the disappearance of 

larks from the menu, a number of Leipzig bakers 

decided to offer gourmets a sweet alternative 

made of short pastry, almonds, nuts and 

strawberry jam in the shape of a lark. Known as 

the "Leipziger Lerche", the bakers were 

delighted when these new sweet larks proved 

as popular as the old poultry ones. The short 

pastry cake was reminiscent of the lark's 

skin, while the two strips of short pastry on 

top symbolised the 

thread used to bind 

the stuffed bird. 

The Gose is to beer as 

the rose is to fl owers: 

"Leipziger Gose" 

"What's to fear from a glass of beer?" as the 

saying goes – especially when we're 

talking about an outstanding 

Leipzig beer speciality, Gose 

beer. Gose is a tangy topfermented 

beer containing 4.5% 

alcohol by volume. 

Originally the name came 

from the Gose, a stream 

flowing through the town of 

Goslar. Beer was first brewed in 

Goslar 1,000 years ago. Prince 

Leopold I of Dessau was especially 

fond of Gose beer. When he visited 

Leipzig in 1738 he was so disappointed 

by Leipzig beer that he promised the 

local innkeeper to release him from the 

obligation to serve beer produced in 

Leipzig. The landlord soon delivered the 

first Gose beer, and opened a tavern 

"Gosenschänke" ("Gose inn"). Gradually 

Gose became the main Leipzig beer. 

Sources: Weinkauf, Bernd: Leipzig on a tray, Leipzig 

1992; Little Little Saxon Cook Book, Leipzig 1992; 

menu from from "Barthels Hof"; menu from from the the Gose 

inn "Ohne Bedenken"; Café Kandler: Kandler: leaflet on on 

the history of the "Leipziger Lerche" 

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